«Seeking the Lost Ark»

Advantageous period:

May-November

Duration:

5 days / 4 nights

Base tour route

“Of what advantage to you is a hidden treasure you won't use?”

“The Knight in the Panther’s Skin” by Shota Rustaveli

Georgia is just a perfect site for shooting films like “Indiana Jones and Holly Grail”. Legacy of the Middle Ages is still perfectly preserved here creating special and sacral atmosphere full of positive energy. Those who still feel like being one of the Rosenkreuzers or Templiers it’s high time to take this adventure tour for seeking the lost ark.

In general, all Georgia makes you feel like being on the board of the ancient Holy Ark discovering wonder land and revealing the sacral truth.

We offer an active adventure tour exploring distinctive Caucasian land of love, ancient culture, and generous hospitality.

DAY 1

Arriving to Tbilisi.

Transfer and accommodation at a cozy hotel.

Evening trip through Tbilisi.

Dinner at a royal restaurant; meal accompanied with live love serenades and Bayati style oriental poetry.

DAY 2

Authorized Private Tour throughout Tbilisi

Lacy decorated balconies overlooking the River Mtkvari, and sulfur baths leading us to the history of founding ever kind and generous ancient town Tiflis.

Fig tree alley under mighty military fortress Narikala and old small streets of Tiflis.

A cup of aroma coffee and first impression of Tiflis by French traveler Jean Chardin’s eyes.

“Flying” director and his muse actress Sofiko Chiaureli.

Sioni Cathedral, named after Holy Mount Zion in Jerusalem. One of the most important Christian relics of Georgia, St Nino’s Cross, is kept there.

French fountain in the garden, a gift by a Georgian emigrant to eternal city Tiflis.

Beauty cannot be destroyed by time! Jewelries exhibited at the National Museum of Georgia have over 5000-year old history. You can enjoy the alluring beautiful jewelry collections called the Georgian Treasure.

Moving to German borough, and revealing mystery of the Oldenburg Palace hiding a love-story under its train.

“Tiflisian lunch” and dishes prepared according to special recipes by Georgian publicist Princess Barbare Jorjadze.

The Dry Bridge, “an open-air vernissage of vintages”, and the entrance to the former “Hotel de Londres”, where used to live Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun, and in 1890 there was performed Thomas Edison’s first phonogram there.

The Alexander’s Garden, a painted parade hall, a love-story of a pharmacist and moral you can take with you.

Visiting a wine shop with advanced concepts using Enomatic systems offering two types of degustation upon your choice:

• Self-degustation using a sim-card
• Classical degustation led by a sommelier

The shop offers rare and premium class local wine large collection with lab quality tests as well as having bubble-codes.

Dinner accompanied with drama performance at one of the theaters: Fingers Theatre; Marionettes Theatre; Movement Theatre.

DAY 3

Travelling to Kazbegi via Ancient Town Mtskheta

Jvari – it is a masterpiece of the Byzantine period classical architecture, and the most “labeled” landmark offering fascinating landscape view.

The Pompeii Stone Bridge lot dated back to 65 BC.

Chronicles of Iberia, and the very heart of Georgia is situated at the junction of the main Georgian rivers Aragvi and Mtkvari.

Five sacral relics of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral of 12 Apostles; according to the holy script a cedar raised in the royal garden turned into a sacral tree in the 4^th century AD.

“Right” lunch for “special guests”.

Zhinvali water reservoir and Ananuri Fortress with fascinating landscape view.

Love story of the White and Black Aragvi and damnation of Goddess of Love and Fortress Darejan, total sinking into the Georgian mythology.

Jvari Pass and unique mineral springs.

Dariali Valley, or the so called “Gate of the Caucasus”.

Dinner in Dariali Valley, enjoying fresh trout from stormy rivers of White and Black Aragvi.

Arriving to village Stepantsminda, named after Father Stephan, who once saved the village dwellers from death.

Accommodation at the hotel.

DAY 4

Magnificent Mount Kazbegi (5047m), and shepherds “speaking French”.

Kazbegi – name of a village as well as Georgian noble family.

A Georgian writer Alexander Kazbegi (Chopikashvili) Mansion, and Ethnography Museum of Dariali Valley.

A jeep or a horse? Climbing a mount and visiting Gergeti Trinity Cathedral on the top of the mount (14^thc).

Lunch in the village Stepantsminda.

Returning back to the hotel, free time in the evening.

Farewell dinner with a million cost view. 

DAY 5

Leaving for Tbilisi.

Lunch on the way back to Tbilisi in the original place of khinkali (Georgian dumplings) and a good-bye toast.

Transfer to the airport.

Flying-off.

First of all, we want to draw your attention to the fact that one of our main advantages is personalized service.

Therefore, the format of our work consists of the constructor principle. Talking to you, according to your preferences for accommodation and air travel, we will promptly send you the full cost of this tour, and the base cost, excluding accommodation and air flight. 

What includes in the basic cost of this tour for 5 days/4 nights?      

Also:
• All tour excursions including museum entrance fees: The Simon Janashia National Museum of Georgia; The National Museum of Cinema and Theatre; Ethnography Museum of Alexsandre Kazbegi.
• Eating at premium class star restaurants: 4 lunches, 4 dinners;
3 glasses of wine (white or red upon choice) at lunch and 5 glasses of wine (white or red upon choice) at dinner per person;
3 shots of “right chacha” (home-made grape vodka) per person;
• Testing premium class wine made locally using Enomatic system and having bubble-codes;
• Music accompaniment (live Georgian national folk and pop music) at dinner;
•Jeep rent in Stepantsmind.

Children under 4-year are free.

Additional fee for:
4 – 12 years old children – 70% of full tour price
Infant chair rent upto 12kg – 20$, and upto 36kg – 35$